how many of you have heard someone say you spend more time at work than you do
you spend more time at work than you do
you spend more time at work than you do at home
at home
at home yeah good number of you now the
yeah good number of you now the
yeah good number of you now the assumption is that they’re not talking
assumption is that they’re not talking
assumption is that they’re not talking about the time that you spend sleeping
about the time that you spend sleeping
about the time that you spend sleeping and this comment could have been said as
and this comment could have been said as
and this comment could have been said as a fun fact but more often it said with
a fun fact but more often it said with
a fun fact but more often it said with an e or like tone you spend half your
an e or like tone you spend half your
an e or like tone you spend half your life at work so you might as well enjoy
life at work so you might as well enjoy
life at work so you might as well enjoy it and this tone probably had you
it and this tone probably had you
it and this tone probably had you feeling like Eeyore
feeling like Eeyore
feeling like Eeyore now after hearing this a number of times
now after hearing this a number of times
now after hearing this a number of times I thought I was this possible how could
I thought I was this possible how could
I thought I was this possible how could this be true and since playing with
this be true and since playing with
this be true and since playing with numbers is something that I’ve always
numbers is something that I’ve always
numbers is something that I’ve always been interested in I did some
been interested in I did some
been interested in I did some calculations and I found that except for
calculations and I found that except for
calculations and I found that except for some very rare work situations these
some very rare work situations these
some very rare work situations these soul-crushing statements just weren’t
soul-crushing statements just weren’t
soul-crushing statements just weren’t true now for those of you who absolutely
true now for those of you who absolutely
true now for those of you who absolutely loved their job you might be thinking
loved their job you might be thinking
loved their job you might be thinking you know what’s the big deal you know I
you know what’s the big deal you know I
you know what’s the big deal you know I look forward to work every single day
look forward to work every single day
look forward to work every single day work is something that that I enjoy and
work is something that that I enjoy and
work is something that that I enjoy and I’m happy for you then there are those
I’m happy for you then there are those
I’m happy for you then there are those folks who see work as simply a means to
folks who see work as simply a means to
folks who see work as simply a means to survive a way to put food on their table
survive a way to put food on their table
survive a way to put food on their table have a roof over their head these people
have a roof over their head these people
have a roof over their head these people dread Mondays and are counting down the
dread Mondays and are counting down the
dread Mondays and are counting down the days to retirement and there must be a
days to retirement and there must be a
days to retirement and there must be a lot of people that feel this way because
lot of people that feel this way because
lot of people that feel this way because when’s the last time you heard of a
when’s the last time you heard of a
when’s the last time you heard of a lottery going bankrupt so these people
lottery going bankrupt so these people
lottery going bankrupt so these people have found my results quite valuable now
have found my results quite valuable now
have found my results quite valuable now when I was building the calculator that
when I was building the calculator that
when I was building the calculator that you see here my goal was to determine
you see here my goal was to determine
you see here my goal was to determine the amount of hours or time that a
the amount of hours or time that a
the amount of hours or time that a person spends at work versus not at work
person spends at work versus not at work
person spends at work versus not at work I factored in things like national
I factored in things like national
I factored in things like national holidays the amount of time a person
holidays the amount of time a person
holidays the amount of time a person sleeps vacation time sick time the
sleeps vacation time sick time the
sleeps vacation time sick time the amount of hours that a person works per
amount of hours that a person works per
amount of hours that a person works per day and the number of days that a person
day and the number of days that a person
day and the number of days that a person works in a week you’ll notice under the
works in a week you’ll notice under the
works in a week you’ll notice under the the heading hours at work per day it
the heading hours at work per day it
the heading hours at work per day it also includes the amount of time that
also includes the amount of time that
also includes the amount of time that you
you
you prepare for work and the amount of time
prepare for work and the amount of time
prepare for work and the amount of time that you travel to and from work so
that you travel to and from work so
that you travel to and from work so let’s put this calculator to the test
let’s put this calculator to the test
let’s put this calculator to the test I’m gonna give you some of my personal
I’m gonna give you some of my personal
I’m gonna give you some of my personal numbers and we’ll see what kind of
numbers and we’ll see what kind of
numbers and we’ll see what kind of results we get so in terms of the hours
results we get so in terms of the hours
results we get so in terms of the hours of sleep that I get per night on average
of sleep that I get per night on average
of sleep that I get per night on average at 6:00 the hours at work that I spend
at 6:00 the hours at work that I spend
at 6:00 the hours at work that I spend including the travel time and preparing
including the travel time and preparing
including the travel time and preparing it’s nine and a half and I do that five
it’s nine and a half and I do that five
it’s nine and a half and I do that five days a week then when I think about
days a week then when I think about
days a week then when I think about vacation leave I take four weeks per
vacation leave I take four weeks per
vacation leave I take four weeks per year and four times where I’m sick or
year and four times where I’m sick or
year and four times where I’m sick or I’m taking care of others in my family
I’m taking care of others in my family
I’m taking care of others in my family who are sick that’s three days a year so
who are sick that’s three days a year so
who are sick that’s three days a year so looking at my results I spend 25% of my
looking at my results I spend 25% of my
looking at my results I spend 25% of my year sleeping and I also spend 25% of my
year sleeping and I also spend 25% of my
year sleeping and I also spend 25% of my year working which then has 50% of my
year working which then has 50% of my
year working which then has 50% of my year not working and not sleeping you’ll
year not working and not sleeping you’ll
year not working and not sleeping you’ll notice another box there titled awake
notice another box there titled awake
notice another box there titled awake hours per year when I first showed the
hours per year when I first showed the
hours per year when I first showed the calculator to people they would say you
calculator to people they would say you
calculator to people they would say you know Mike the hours that I sleep you
know Mike the hours that I sleep you
know Mike the hours that I sleep you shouldn’t include that in there so
shouldn’t include that in there so
shouldn’t include that in there so that’s what this box does it takes sleep
that’s what this box does it takes sleep
that’s what this box does it takes sleep out of the equation and just focuses on
out of the equation and just focuses on
out of the equation and just focuses on those hours where I’m awake and based on
those hours where I’m awake and based on
those hours where I’m awake and based on what I see here during the hours that
what I see here during the hours that
what I see here during the hours that I’m awake I’m at work 1/3 of the time
I’m awake I’m at work 1/3 of the time
I’m awake I’m at work 1/3 of the time and not at work 2/3 of the time so I’d
and not at work 2/3 of the time so I’d
and not at work 2/3 of the time so I’d like to do another test of the
like to do another test of the
like to do another test of the calculator so I need a volunteer and the
calculator so I need a volunteer and the
calculator so I need a volunteer and the only criteria is that you have a job so
only criteria is that you have a job so
only criteria is that you have a job so if you raise your hands some volunteer
if you raise your hands some volunteer
if you raise your hands some volunteer some numbers I just want to ask you a
some numbers I just want to ask you a
some numbers I just want to ask you a few questions in terms of the number of
few questions in terms of the number of
few questions in terms of the number of hours that you sleep per night on
hours that you sleep per night on
hours that you sleep per night on average what would you say set seven
average what would you say set seven
average what would you say set seven days should we say seven and a half okay
days should we say seven and a half okay
days should we say seven and a half okay so seven and a half when you think about
so seven and a half when you think about
so seven and a half when you think about your workday including the amount of
your workday including the amount of
your workday including the amount of time that you travel to and from work
time that you travel to and from work
time that you travel to and from work and the amount of time you prepare for
and the amount of time you prepare for
and the amount of time you prepare for work how many hours would that be I
work how many hours would that be I
work how many hours would that be I would say ten ten excellent and how many
would say ten ten excellent and how many
would say ten ten excellent and how many days do you a week do you work like that
days do you a week do you work like that
days do you a week do you work like that five at ten hours okay five at ten hours
five at ten hours okay five at ten hours
five at ten hours okay five at ten hours okay and looking at vacation weeks per
okay and looking at vacation weeks per
okay and looking at vacation weeks per year how many would you take four four
year how many would you take four four
year how many would you take four four so four weeks annually and then thinking
so four weeks annually and then thinking
so four weeks annually and then thinking about the times where you’re not feeling
about the times where you’re not feeling
about the times where you’re not feeling well or you’re taking care of family
well or you’re taking care of family
well or you’re taking care of family members who are not feeling well how
members who are not feeling well how
members who are not feeling well how many days per year would that be I’m
many days per year would that be I’m
many days per year would that be I’m saying two – okay so let’s take a look
saying two – okay so let’s take a look
saying two – okay so let’s take a look at your results based on what you’ve
at your results based on what you’ve
at your results based on what you’ve said for thirty-one percent of the year
said for thirty-one percent of the year
said for thirty-one percent of the year you are sleeping for twenty six percent
you are sleeping for twenty six percent
you are sleeping for twenty six percent of the year you are working and for
of the year you are working and for
of the year you are working and for forty two percent of the year
forty two percent of the year
forty two percent of the year you’re not working or sleeping looking
you’re not working or sleeping looking
you’re not working or sleeping looking at the hours that you’re awake
at the hours that you’re awake
at the hours that you’re awake 38 percent of the time you’re at work
38 percent of the time you’re at work
38 percent of the time you’re at work and 62 percent of the time you’re not at
and 62 percent of the time you’re not at
and 62 percent of the time you’re not at work so looking at these these results
work so looking at these these results
work so looking at these these results what’s your first thought that comes to
what’s your first thought that comes to
what’s your first thought that comes to mind Wow Wow yeah thank you very much
mind Wow Wow yeah thank you very much
mind Wow Wow yeah thank you very much yeah and I get a lot of that when I show
yeah and I get a lot of that when I show
yeah and I get a lot of that when I show the people this calculator Wow I never
the people this calculator Wow I never
the people this calculator Wow I never knew you know interesting and you know
knew you know interesting and you know
knew you know interesting and you know looking at these stats here based on
looking at these stats here based on
looking at these stats here based on what I’m seeing over the course of a
what I’m seeing over the course of a
what I’m seeing over the course of a year you’d be able to do all of your
year you’d be able to do all of your
year you’d be able to do all of your work and you would be able to watch the
work and you would be able to watch the
work and you would be able to watch the entire Game of Thrones series 50 times
entire Game of Thrones series 50 times
entire Game of Thrones series 50 times not that you would want to but anyway
not that you would want to but anyway
not that you would want to but anyway you might eat I don’t know 50 times so
you might eat I don’t know 50 times so
you might eat I don’t know 50 times so now we’re gonna shift gears and we’re
now we’re gonna shift gears and we’re
now we’re gonna shift gears and we’re gonna look at people who are known as
gonna look at people who are known as
gonna look at people who are known as burning the candle at both ends this
burning the candle at both ends this
burning the candle at both ends this category might include shift workers
category might include shift workers
category might include shift workers taxi drivers entrepreneurs small
taxi drivers entrepreneurs small
taxi drivers entrepreneurs small business owners doctors and the like
business owners doctors and the like
business owners doctors and the like these people are known for working long
these people are known for working long
these people are known for working long hours and not getting a lot of sleep now
hours and not getting a lot of sleep now
hours and not getting a lot of sleep now the data that you see there came from
the data that you see there came from
the data that you see there came from multiple online studies so for sleep we
multiple online studies so for sleep we
multiple online studies so for sleep we have five hours a night for working they
have five hours a night for working they
have five hours a night for working they work 12-hour days six days a week for
work 12-hour days six days a week for
work 12-hour days six days a week for vacation they take two weeks annually
vacation they take two weeks annually
vacation they take two weeks annually and for time off for sick leave or
and for time off for sick leave or
and for time off for sick leave or family related it’s two days per year so
family related it’s two days per year so
family related it’s two days per year so these folks end up sleeping 21 percent
these folks end up sleeping 21 percent
these folks end up sleeping 21 percent of the year they work 39 percent of
of the year they work 39 percent of
of the year they work 39 percent of their year and they’re not working or
their year and they’re not working or
their year and they’re not working or not sleeping forty percent of their year
not sleeping forty percent of their year
not sleeping forty percent of their year so even if you work 12 hour days six
so even if you work 12 hour days six
so even if you work 12 hour days six days a week you’re at home more often
days a week you’re at home more often
days a week you’re at home more often than you’re at work now this calculator
than you’re at work now this calculator
than you’re at work now this calculator doesn’t only apply to Canadians so let’s
doesn’t only apply to Canadians so let’s
doesn’t only apply to Canadians so let’s take a look at how Canada compares to
take a look at how Canada compares to
take a look at how Canada compares to other countries have you ever been on
other countries have you ever been on
other countries have you ever been on holiday and thought man I would love to
holiday and thought man I would love to
holiday and thought man I would love to live like they do here with their
live like they do here with their
live like they do here with their leisure time they’re laid-back pace of
leisure time they’re laid-back pace of
leisure time they’re laid-back pace of life well it turns out that you probably
life well it turns out that you probably
life well it turns out that you probably do based on data from the Organisation
do based on data from the Organisation
do based on data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
for Economic Cooperation and Development
for Economic Cooperation and Development Canadians work in the same range of
Canadians work in the same range of
Canadians work in the same range of hours as
hours as
hours as people from many other parts of the
people from many other parts of the
people from many other parts of the world so let’s see what happens when I
world so let’s see what happens when I
world so let’s see what happens when I put data in from various countries
put data in from various countries
put data in from various countries before I get to that I just want to
before I get to that I just want to
before I get to that I just want to highlight underneath the sleeping
highlight underneath the sleeping
highlight underneath the sleeping percentage column you notice that it
percentage column you notice that it
percentage column you notice that it says all 27
says all 27
says all 27 along the column there and that’s
along the column there and that’s
along the column there and that’s because I used the research norm of six
because I used the research norm of six
because I used the research norm of six and a half hours of sleep per night for
and a half hours of sleep per night for
and a half hours of sleep per night for and I applied that to every every
and I applied that to every every
and I applied that to every every country so when I input data from Italy
country so when I input data from Italy
country so when I input data from Italy and Spain it turns out that Canadians
and Spain it turns out that Canadians
and Spain it turns out that Canadians work the same amount of time as people
work the same amount of time as people
work the same amount of time as people from Italy in Spain
from Italy in Spain
from Italy in Spain 29 percent of the year when I put in
29 percent of the year when I put in
29 percent of the year when I put in information from Mexico and Costa Rica
information from Mexico and Costa Rica
information from Mexico and Costa Rica it turns out surprisingly maybe that
it turns out surprisingly maybe that
it turns out surprisingly maybe that Canadians work 5% less than people from
Canadians work 5% less than people from
Canadians work 5% less than people from Mexico and Costa Rica 5% less who knew
Mexico and Costa Rica 5% less who knew
Mexico and Costa Rica 5% less who knew all right so now I want to shift back to
all right so now I want to shift back to
all right so now I want to shift back to an individual focus when I first built
an individual focus when I first built
an individual focus when I first built the calculator I was looking at results
the calculator I was looking at results
the calculator I was looking at results over the course of a year and that got
over the course of a year and that got
over the course of a year and that got me curious about what it would look like
me curious about what it would look like
me curious about what it would look like over the course of a lifetime so we’re
over the course of a lifetime so we’re
over the course of a lifetime so we’re gonna take a look at that calculation
gonna take a look at that calculation
gonna take a look at that calculation for this calculation I used sleep of six
for this calculation I used sleep of six
for this calculation I used sleep of six and a half hours a night 11 hour work
and a half hours a night 11 hour work
and a half hours a night 11 hour work days five days a week for vacation I use
days five days a week for vacation I use
days five days a week for vacation I use three weeks annually and two days off
three weeks annually and two days off
three weeks annually and two days off per year for taking care of loved ones
per year for taking care of loved ones
per year for taking care of loved ones who are sick or if you’re not feeling
who are sick or if you’re not feeling
who are sick or if you’re not feeling well yourself then for the life
well yourself then for the life
well yourself then for the life expectancy I was going to use 75 and
expectancy I was going to use 75 and
expectancy I was going to use 75 and when I mentioned this to my aunt who is
when I mentioned this to my aunt who is
when I mentioned this to my aunt who is 76 she said you know Mike you might want
76 she said you know Mike you might want
76 she said you know Mike you might want to bump that up to 80 and she wasn’t
to bump that up to 80 and she wasn’t
to bump that up to 80 and she wasn’t that far off based on the research it
that far off based on the research it
that far off based on the research it turns out that it’s 79 so that’s what
turns out that it’s 79 so that’s what
turns out that it’s 79 so that’s what I’ve used for my calculations here so
I’ve used for my calculations here so
I’ve used for my calculations here so let’s see what what the findings are if
let’s see what what the findings are if
let’s see what what the findings are if you live to 79 and you work for 25 years
you live to 79 and you work for 25 years
you live to 79 and you work for 25 years it’s only 9 percent of your life spent
it’s only 9 percent of your life spent
it’s only 9 percent of your life spent working you will have slept 27% of your
working you will have slept 27% of your
working you will have slept 27% of your life which would leave you 64% of your
life which would leave you 64% of your
life which would leave you 64% of your life to do other things if you work for
life to do other things if you work for
life to do other things if you work for 30 years it’s only 11 percent of your
30 years it’s only 11 percent of your
30 years it’s only 11 percent of your life focused on work 35 years 13%
life focused on work 35 years 13%
life focused on work 35 years 13% spent working even if you labor for
spent working even if you labor for
spent working even if you labor for fifty years out of your 79 it ends up
fifty years out of your 79 it ends up
fifty years out of your 79 it ends up being only nineteen percent of your life
being only nineteen percent of your life
being only nineteen percent of your life working and with 27 percent sleeping
working and with 27 percent sleeping
working and with 27 percent sleeping that would give you over half of your
that would give you over half of your
that would give you over half of your remaining life to focus on other things
remaining life to focus on other things
remaining life to focus on other things fifty-four percent seriously we do not
fifty-four percent seriously we do not
fifty-four percent seriously we do not spend a lot of our life working so what
spend a lot of our life working so what
spend a lot of our life working so what do we do with this knowledge well I’m
do we do with this knowledge well I’m
do we do with this knowledge well I’m gonna leave that up to you each of you
gonna leave that up to you each of you
gonna leave that up to you each of you can decide what part of your life
can decide what part of your life
can decide what part of your life you’d like to focus on and the next time
you’d like to focus on and the next time
you’d like to focus on and the next time you hear somebody say you spend more
you hear somebody say you spend more
you hear somebody say you spend more time at works and you do at home my hope
time at works and you do at home my hope
time at works and you do at home my hope is that you’ll share this information
is that you’ll share this information
is that you’ll share this information and help that person feel less like
and help that person feel less like
and help that person feel less like Eeyore and more like Tigger thank you
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